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the same kind. Mr. Jack, gardener to the Dake of Cleveland, Battle 

 Abbey, exhibited Golden Hamburgh ; and Mr. Thomas, gardener to 

 Hrs. Drake, Bignell, Bicester, very fine bunches of Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, but totally unripe. 



Of Melons about a score were shown. The best in the green-fleshed 

 class came from Mr. Burnett, gardener to Mrs. Hope, The Deepdene, 

 Dorking; the second best was Wilson's Hybrid, from Mr. Ward; and 

 •the third, a small fruit of Hybrid Cashmere, from Mr. Lynn, Hedsor. 

 Two large frnit of Prince of Wales, a cross between Meredith's Hybrid 

 Cashmere and Heckfield Hybrid, were shown by Mr. Masters, gardener 

 "to the Earl of Macclesfield, Sherborne Castle. In scarlet-fleshed, Mr. 

 Masters was first with a large finely-netted kind, apparently Royal 

 Ascot ; second, Mr. Lynn, with Gem. 



Of Peaches and Nectarines a number of excellent dishes were shown. 

 The best dish of Peaches was Grosse Mignonne, large and finely 

 coloured, from Mr. Brown, gardener to Earl Howe, Gopsall Hall, 

 Atherstone ; Noblesse, also fine, from Mr. Harris, gardener to G. A. 

 Ashby, Esq., Naseby Woolleys, was second ; and an excellent dish of 

 Royal George from Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, third. 

 In Nectarines, Violette H;itive, large and splendidly coloured, from 

 Mr. Lynn, gardener to Lord Boston, was first; next came Mr. Miles, 

 with fine fruit of Royal George, also highly coloured ; and third, Mr. 

 Turner, of Slough, with Hunt's Tawny. The only other kind shown 

 •was Elruge. 



Of Figs there were only three dishes. The first prize went to ex- 

 cellent Brown Ischia from Mr. Miles ; the second to Brown Turkey 

 ■from Mr. Sage, Ashridge. 



In Cherries, Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Carringfon, was first with 

 a splendid dish of Black Tartarian ; second, Mr. Lynn, with a fine 

 dish of Elton. 



In Strawberries, Mr. Douglas, Loxford Hall, and Mr. Miles, were re- 

 spectively first and second, the one with British Queen, the other with 

 ■Sir Charles Napier, both very large and beautifully ripened. 



In the miscellaneous class, Mr. Gardiner, gardener to P. Shirley, 

 Esq., Lower Eatington Park, had a second prize for two dishes of 

 Royal George Peach, not large but very well ripened ; and a sj^lendid 

 dish of Tomatoes, from Mr. Miles, was third. 



Prizes were offered by Messrs. Carter & Co., of High Holborn, for 

 "three dishes of early Peas, to include Alpha and Invicta. The first 

 was taken by Mr. G. Brown, gardener to E. Mackenzie, Esq., Fawley 

 Court, Henley, with the two named, and Little Gem, the pods of the 

 latter remarkably well filled ; the second prize went to Mr. Garland, 

 gardener to Sir T. D. Acland, Bart., Killerton, for Sangster's No. 1, 

 and the two sorts named. 



Fkutt Committee. — G. F. "Wilson, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Temple, 

 gardener, Markinch, Balbirnie, sent a bunch of Lady Downe's Seedling 

 Grape cut in November last, and the stalk kept in a bottle of water 

 since that time. It was in good preservation, of full flavour, and 

 received the special commendation of the Committee. Mr. Temple 

 further sent examples of Apples grown in the gardens of W. Ballagall, 

 JEsq., Fife, in good preservation. Mr. J. Parker, The Gardens, Mount 

 Vernon, Barnsley, sent a dish of Cox's Orange Pippin, the flavour of 

 •which was gone. Mr. Gardiner, The Gardens, Lower Eatington Park, 

 Stratford-on-Avon, sent a collection of Apples in very good condition, 

 to which a special certificate was awarded. 



Mr. J. Batters, gardener to J. W. Fleming, Esq., Chilworth Manor, 

 sent a dish of Strawberry Dr. Hogg, of fair size and poor flavour. 



Mr. R. T. Veiteh, nurseryman, Exeter, sent' examples of a Fig, 

 stated to be new, which proved to be the true Brunswick. 



Mr. Douglas, gardener, Loxford Hall, Ilford, Essex, sent an example 

 of a white-fleshed Melon named Loxford Hall. Mr. G. Skinner, gar- 

 dener to C. "W. Finzel, Esq., Frankfort Hall, Clevedon, sent a seed- 

 ling Melon from Canada, which proved of poor flavour. 



Mr. Cox, gardener, Madresfield Court, Great Malvern, sent exam- 

 ples of a Cabbage Lettuce, called the New Paris Market Lettuce, fine 

 'firm close heart. 



The Rev. C. C. Ellison, Bracebridge Vicarage, Lincoln, exhibited 

 examples of a Lettuce considered to be new, but which the Committee 

 thought considerably resembled the Red-edged Drumhead. The hearts 

 were very firm and solid, and had stood the winter well. 



Messrs. Barr & Sugden sent examples of the following sorts of 

 Parsley ;— Light Moss Curled, Hurst's Hybrid Moss Curled, Cattell's 

 ^xquisite Curled, Earley's Selected Double, Dark Moss Curled, Tyn- 

 ingham Extra Curled, and Curled. 



Mr. Tillery, Welheck, sent three bunches of Lady Downe's Seedling 

 ■Grape in very splendid condition, and of good flavour. These had 

 been cut three months, and the ends of the shoots kept in a bottle of 

 water for that time. A special certificate was awarded. Mr. Tillery 

 further exhibited a small hunch of Foster's White Seedling of this 

 season's growth, and a fine dish of Hunt's Tawny Nectarine, Sir C. 

 Napier Strawberries, and May Duke Cherries, for which the Committee 

 ■awarded a special certificate. 



Floral Committee — Dr. Denny in the chair. Mr. Masters, gar- 

 dener to the Earl of Macclesfield, received a first-class certificate for 

 Perpetual Clove Miss Joliffe, noticed in a previous report ; Mr. 

 Turner, Slough, a second-class certificate for Lady Blanche Pink, a 

 Tery fine white variety. Mr. Foster, Clewer Manor, had first-class 

 ■certificates for Pelargoniums Cfesar, Conquest, Lord Byron, Achieve- 

 ment, and Blue Bell ; and Mr. "William Paul for Lady Dorothy 



Nevill, Silver Tricolor; Wellington, Nosegay, with large deep crimson 

 scarlet flowers, very fine ; Sir C. Napier, scarlet, with flowers quite 

 2 inches in diameter, and Mont Blanc; a second-class one for lanthe, 

 magenta tinged scarlet, beautiful in colour. 



First-class certificates were given to Mr. J. Liaden, of Brussels, for 

 Dracaena lutescens stricta, Acer palmatum crispum, A. palmatum 

 roseum dissectum, Xanthosoma Lindeni. and a second-class for Epi- 

 dendrum paniculatum. M. Mackoy, of Liijge, had similar awards for 

 Lycopodium mandioeanum, L. laxifolium, L. dichotomum, and Til- 

 landsia Morreniana. 



Mr. George, gardener to Miss Nicholson, Putney Heath, sent several 

 Pelargoniums, of which Flame, Nosegay scarlet, received a flrst-class 

 certificate, and Polly King, pale salmon, of good shape, had one of 

 the second class. Double Petunia Pantaloon, very double and ex- 

 tremely showy, one of the numerous varieties raised by Mr. Barron at 

 Chiswick, was awarded a first-class certificate, and a special was given 

 to Chysis aurea flowered in the Society's garden. Mr. W. Thompson, 

 Ipswich, had a second-class certificate for Lathyrus Sibthorpii, a pretty 

 purple-flowered perennial from Greece. 



A special certificate was awarded to Messrs. Veiteh for specimens of 

 Lffilia majalis; and one to Messrs. Jack man, of Woking, for a fine 

 collection of cut blooms of Clematis from the open air. Messrs. 

 Carter it Co. had a second-class certificate for Solanum ciliatum, re- 

 cently figured in this Journal ; Mr. Bull a first-class certificate for 

 Oncidium cryptocopis ; Mr. Croucher a simUar award for Agave re- 

 voluta variegata, slightly tinged with yellowish green over a hroad 

 band at the margin, and a special certificate for his collection of 

 Agaves. Mr. Bull sent a number of new plants recently exhibited, 

 Messrs. Cripps cut hlooms of Clematis, and Messrs. Barr & Sugden 

 a large collection of blooms of Lilies and Irises. 



The following Ferns from Messrs. Ivery & Son received first-class 

 certificates — viz., Polypodium vulgare Whytei and Polystichum an- 

 gulare pulchrum Bellairsise, Athyrium Filiz-foemina trifidum, a pretty 

 variety, one of the second-class. 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



Horticultural Department of the Loxdon International 

 Exhibition, 1871.— 1. By a Minute of Council, dated April 6th, 1870, 

 the following gentlemen were appointed, with the sanction of Her 

 Majesty's Commissioners for the International Exhibition, to act as 

 Permanent Secretaries of the horticultural section of the London Inter- 

 national Exhibition, the management of which is vested in the hands of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society, namely:— Dr. Hogg, F.L.S., for the 

 Fruit Department ; Dr. Masters, F.R.S., for the foreign division of the 

 Floral Department ; T. Moore, Esq., F.L.S., for the home division of 

 the Floral Department. Thesegeutlemen have been accordingly deputed 

 to carry out all the necessary arrangements, and to conduct all corre- 

 spondence relating thereto. 2. Foreign horticulturists may enter and 

 exhibit novelties or any other objects of interest at any meetings of the 

 Fruit or Floral Committee. 3. Such foreign horticulturists as may be 

 accredited to represent their respective countries at the London Exhibi- 

 tion, or who may attend in the capacity of distinguished visitors, will 

 he installed ^J^'o tern, as members of the Scientific Fruit or Floral Com- 

 mittee, and win be invited to join in their deliberations, conforming at 

 the same time to the general regulations of the respective Committees, 

 which require that members should retire while subjects in which they 

 are personally interested are being adjudicated upon. 4. The Secre- 

 taries will form, ex officio^ the nucleus of an international -jury for the 

 adjudication of all foreign novelties exhibited in this department; and 

 in order that nothing of importance may be overlooked, or may fail to 

 receive full consideration, they will at each meeting during the season 

 (May to October) invite the assistance of such members {home or 

 foreign) of the Fruit and Floral Committees respectively as may be 

 known to be authorities on the merits of the particular classes of flowers 

 or fruits to be exhibited. 5. The permanent exhibitions will be judged 

 in the manner already indicated, so far as the conditions will admit. 

 They will be examined at the first meeting in each month (May to 

 October), and marks mil be recorded at each examination in favour of 

 the meritorious features of each competing exhibition, which marks 

 will be summed up at the end of the season, and the rewards distributed 

 accordingly. In addition to this, a medal may also be awarded to any 

 exhibitor for any specially meritorious display noted during the season. 

 6. The awards made to novelties shown by foreign exhibitors will consist 

 of the usual certificates (first and second class) granted by the Society 

 for similar subjects. 7. When, foreigners exhibit in the classes defined 

 in the Society's schedule, they must conform to the general regulations, 

 but those who compete successfully may, if they desire it, on notification 

 to the Secretary, ohtain medals instead of the money prizes. 8. The 

 prizes awarded for the permanent exhibitions, as well as those to 

 foreigners for special exhibitions, liors de concours, such as (1) groups 

 of new plants. Orchids, Palms, Apples, Pears, or any similar prominent 

 subjects; (2) miscellaneous or mixed groups of plants, flowers, or 

 fruits; or (3) remarkable individual specimens, will consist of medals. 

 Those who may desire to commute the medals for money or articles of 

 value must notify the same to the respective Secretaries before the 

 close of the season. 9- In forwarding objects for exhibition (especially 

 flowers or perishable fruits), when they are not accompanied by a 

 person in charge, exhibitors are advised to take especial care to forward 

 the bill of lading in due time to the Assistant-Secretary, James Rich- 



